So...I was raised by these hippie lesbians, right? And they're lovely ladies but a little flighty. They didn't treat me like a kid, they treated me like a grownup. And then I had this awesome dad-guy, right? And he was always talking to me with these big words and those words expanded my tiny mind. And then I dated a dumbshit and did other dumb things and had a friend who went through terrible things and grew up quick...

Probably some combination of all of that.

I'll be there soon, Ben. ♥